- / -
Thomas
rce the
Regulations
rtnits Must be Secured for the [}�< cping of More Than Five Gallons of Gasoline
\\V IS iilNG DRAWN
C McKenzie will Fix Distance trie  Liquid Must  Be  Kept from Nearest Building
-,rc    municipal    regulations '.' t0-.govern the carrying of gas -drums  throughout   the  city. , itter  has been  the subject of lence between Assistant Fire j    c.   McKenzie    and   Pire tKJ. A. Thomas,    The last let-Yfwi   the   fire   marshal   and , v;>!"�->" t   direc ions   to   Mr. ', �     �;, see that, the regulation.-. � i  pect   are observed.    In   ef-fire marshal vsaysMip .person �   can  have  more  than  five gasol'ne   in   his   possession i>ermit  from the city, other asijline    In    an   automobile  or '-. ,.-�The  L&t er of Fire Mar-rhomas  follows:
i i > acknowledge your letter ..-:,� 12th in which you state , number of persons in the city ; re keeping gasoline in drums. �v re use. In reply I wou'd state :.. is a matter entirely under �>�:�/. Rcguiat'&n :�:: and b) says: 'Except in :./� �'. a person who holds a pe'r-:::::�: the foregoing provisions of ? regulations, no person shall .-.-�:-;� in his possession, or unto �� : crpl. any gasoline exceed-ke mperial pallors in quantity ;,� first obtaining a permit there-:;-.. �    :r.-., regulatioi\."
person   in   your   city   lias   any to keep a drum ..of gasoline who first  obtained  a permit to do '.��-.-   making   an   Inspection   of � .. >�� where he wishes to keep �.im   :r  you   fnd   it  satisfactory �eiifonably  .safe,   you   may   issue
Is  impossible     for   me    to   say ;: knowing the stnation how far i:ms   be kept  from other build-That   is  a   ma tor   where   y?.u ive to use  you:'  own   j'J Jgmcnt � spot.    If   you   have   n >    been ing this resrula ron  in  the pa-st in arc neglecting    your  duty,    and tould  any   accident   happen   the   re-insibiliiy will be on  your  shoulders well as on the  person  buy'rrg  the oline without  a  permi    from   you. I would   advise-  you   to  clean   the nation up at once." The letter also sta ed that  all ^aso-no drums must be equipped w th an ^proved  pump.    Such   pTmfp  c;mi  be retired  from    Marshall'   Wells    ancl These pumps  Itave been ex-nnd     approved.     They     al'e i  with  a  hose  which  may be r   filling   automeb'le   tanks   or er required purp se. 'men'ary to  the letter of Firr .! Thomas theie was before the Wt'U  a   lut  cf   ci!   gasoline   drums "''<-'  kept   !n   the   clly   with   respe which  it had been  con ended  mii-;l>!l  permits  were   required.
s  decided    to  h ive    the   � I y >r co-operate with   he members
�  re  ancl   water c rnmi! te      n
� i: aticn   of   :i   by-law   for   I he ��� '-'ii    of the  regulat'ons.
ITCH GOVERNMENT TO JIDE MAIL PLANE BY SUBMARINE'S RADIO
'�
y   t iSupp
Iron
I'm.   Dec.   10�The    govern-
� decided to have a submarine.
!C fir-^t of the planer to be put
:%i rsion on the air service be-
Hand and Dutch Gui in     I1' �
to the piano i.s to be fiirni ;h< d
ess from the submarine. Tht're
one  hop  on   the  trip of  '2300
 w. D. EULER PUTS  PLAN OF MERGER . AND C.P.R.
LANSING HOTEL \V/^ SCENE OF HOLOCAUST ON MONDAY NIGHT
PRINCE  GEORGE,  B. C.       THURSDAY. DECEMBER, 13, 1934
Five Centa
CLERGYMAN IN JAM . OVER THE RENTAL OF DISORDERLY HOUSE
TIE-MAKER DESIRES HOUSEKEEPER TO LOOK AFTER BOY OF FIVE
Iian-: of this ful hole 20 and told 81
�Tlie Kearns hotel!     Vancouver,  Dec.   10�A   recent   raid
Dec. f v.'a ist last
person, i rsoas are
scene of a fright-when between �>)  their lives. All missing, but it is
hotel when
� �<�''>��'  oi   them  will  bo were 200 guests in the
after midnightVn^?0^ ^ shortly
of   the   state    le �'�'; \
whom are  among  the          ;,       a �,
 fourth floor,
 ure.
 a
 members  several   of
the fin appeared floors; I; having b were seei
 bn
out many of the guests the windows on ths upper ' by t he elevators cut off. Several of them jump into the river close
Within  :;  few  minutes
the  floors  collapsed
or-
and   the   victims
v,ere precipitated into the furnace below, in th(. ,-.ear(.h for bodies of victims the civic authorities have dered the dragging of the river.
WEATHER REPORT
Prince   George,   in eomon with  the ,. is experiencing more fog-weathpr than  usual.    This is  un-usualiri the interior during December, '�'�   is due this year to the open water rive:s,   usui&iv1 covered
in   lakes   and   rive:s,   u with  Ice and preventing -uon of � he water  in o mos>herc.
the e
pora-
The Citizen is
of   a   Disorderly  house   by   the .police \frGm  a t.;e.maker  who  v,ould  1:1: ha.s brought a lot of-nrtoriety �o Rev. .            ^
Andrew Roddan. into^ whose off ice the    ft rentak were being paid.   It is not sug-        k ges>d   ihe   cerpman     kn-v   oi   lh|
 let:e'
 rvicc. of a woman
es>d
 cerpman
 oi   lhe|
 ;
 O!
wa� he ng put, but h over  the   disclosure   that  he  attacked I Jame:: A.  Findlay,    police  magistrate, | joking   the   magistrate     to   tell
 k  � n
 fe a widower and  is  forcrd to  him in  the  c
 p  o which the rented nro^rcy |    � n fch   result ne can make bu, half
from
whom he took his orders. The magistrate's reply was that he took orders fic.'.n no on:1, nnd that in his opinion the clergyman should thank the p:,lice for making known "o him the purpose to which the rented rj; opei cy Was being put. The incident has created quite a stir throughout the city.
_^,?f^ I the ties he otherwise could. To a woman who would be kind to he boy he would be willing to provide board nnd lodging and S5.00 per month as �'' starter. Any wontvan interested can communicate with Th? Citizen arid be
Further Enquiry Into Vexed Issue
City    Relief Officer   to    Report
as  to  Manner  of Payment
for Lumber Purchases
RELIEF   COST   INCREASE
supplied with the name and address!  } W. G. Frascr Appointed Returning Officer for Approaching  Parade            Municipal Elections
PRINCE GEORGE GIRLS TURN THEIR HANDS TO WINDOW DRESSING
The memebrs of the Women's Junior Institute turned their attention: to window dressing this week, with the
The   Fashion   Parade   presented   m] the  assembly    room    of  the    Legion building  on  Wednesday   evening   furnished   a   very � pleasing   diversion - in .he   wuy   of   entertainment.    It    was: given  under the  auspices  of  the  Ju- ! nor Women's Institute, but was really, the thought ch'.ld of Mrs. Frank Arm- I ntr and Mi's. Mary Pyrie, who had |
the
fuel ther Ceo?
year ci	nerc ^
corded	almc
cembei	�  If) ii
Tim	.sun
higher	leve!
'�f   V.';t'	or,    "
	
er levc	�Ls   to
cr in o ; n � coi fog, hov.-ever, prevents I rapid . radiation of the earth's - ;' '^l'1- � ' ansiderable saving in bills, a without the foggy wea-�- the pn two weeks Prince ge would : ave r corcted sub-zero iv.ri-. with � ear c k!. weathctr gen-ughoui the interior. Last "' sub-zero readings re-ccntinually from De-'q January 5th. las been visible o'i the away from large bodies ie lieavy precipita icn of l; , has contributed high-most of th? lakes and . On December 15 h of lrn>t year 'hero was a minimum temperature re?d nt; of ID below, while Christmas Eve "!r:^ d in a reading of 49.2 below. For the week ending Tuesday, De-p-?mber lith. there we"" R hours. 48 minutes of sunshine, with no precipitation. The maximum and minimum tempera me readings for the period were:
Wednesday                        21.5    14 0
Thursday                           21.5    17.8
Friday                               ?,i.n    16.5
Saturday                           21.B    ifl.o
Sunday                              26.0     7.0
Monday                             43.2   18.0
Tu(�dav                            31,6    15.0
result  that  the windows of  the  mer-   the  en husiastic  cc-operation  of  Mr.
chants selected for treatment held an   jack Adams and cthsr members of the i
extra   appeal   to   Christmas   shoppers,   institute.                                                       *j
The girls entered upon Their self-im-      The renovated asremWy room in'the
at.    posed   task   with   much   enthusiasm.   Legion building lent itself to   he pur-|
got quite a  kick out of showing 'heir   friends     what,     their    "prentice hands   were   capable    of   in    window dressing.    Needless to say "hey turned   ppH vi" in a pood job,-bringing to the fore the   ance  of  the
articles they thought, would -have � ea?on2ble pull wi h the shoppers, and displaying them in a most p. tractive manner. The following were the shop windows dressed by the girls, with the first named in charge:
Mary M, Macintosh�Zella Smith and Jackie Adams.
Jank'o Confectionery�-G wen William? and  Elsie  Miller.
Izcwsky's�Gladys Arir--' rong and Helen   McKenzie.
Fraser River H?.rd-- � ir� T ���nne Wimbles. Pat Huble ^nd Flora Hough.-taling.
No.ihtrn Hardware�Helen McKenzie and  Gladys  Armstrong.
Hughes & Drake�Grace Wisenderi! Prn.nce.s Saunders and Hele,n Styles.
r--ro Of (-n, evening,    The  Ladies    had
drawn   heavily   upon   the   local   mer-
chants'   i^v  r'r-n .;fs   ti-o   fuim-li.i
0nH   virtfiMv   t-'�,.-,--"-- -1     i-r     > �>--  -.
hall.   A  dais   was placed n end   anf.    he app-c ~ch
 at the
 easte
from    he dressini
:-oms at the
v.'c.vtprn end, th? sides of which were fended with artistic pillars and flcvrer stands carrying ropo-; of coloir-d ti-sue. ! On   either   si^'e  of  the  barrier   c'ri--1 wore packed  in a.s closely  r<� poss-ibl?, but amplejas the seating  :   :cmmr,ia- 1 lion appeared to be it proved altog th-f... ir-*nfflcieni   for the ^m'^.ny which attended,  and  a   considerable  number wfre obliged  to stand throughout   the evening,
Itp was essentially a ladies' ?hr*v with a bevy of a tractive girls in th<* role of mariik-ns displaying the be=t in   Indie--'    v:ci-t   frcrn   *br>   ����-���^-   of
The vexed question of' municipal countenance being given to persons in receipt of municipal relief being ]>er-mit ed to engage in employment and receive lumber in payment for their labor, with no deduction in the amount of their relief payments, was before the members of the city council again on Monday evening. The matter was introduced with the let er of' the Alexander Sawmills L'mited, in which a protest was entered against �misreprcsenta ion of that company's position by Alderman Opie ai the previous m'eet'ng. The letter of the company \va,s ordered filed.
Alderman Opie. in renewing di-ci:->-sion on the mutter which he hid introduced, sa'd his position had been misrepreseii xd in the brief comment on the council proceedings appearing in The Citizen. H's complaint appeared to be largely fc-undod upon the circumstance that win!?, there nad been a general discussion en the mat-tor by various members of tho ci y counc 1 his name Vrd born the only one mentioned in the twenty lines deyct:ed to the matter in The Cit zen. O her than �hi'z there did not.appeii: to have been any misrepresentation of Alderman Opie's 'T i ion.
The
Hugh
Horwood'.s�Katie Watkiiv; and Lulu   woocjs Mo 1'fat.
Northern    Furniture�Maude    Ren-wick, Ruth Aronson and Jean Gardell.
Somcthine over G00 head of beef were shipped over the P.G.E. from Wi hams Lake between November 20 h and December 8th.
vrv!:nnt.   ^l1*^. -lnck  .^d announcer for the even\n a very good job of it. havms: company   soon  at   �^ri'-e     nnd them no throughout  the  evo1 Tlie   cpehing   ntimbe:1   on
 =  and  nd    �  th?s
 nn
 linrr
ngle
en reli receive
 The  the
 c:  stated in the- previous  Ci t?en   presen-3  a' new  rel'ef  preb'em.    Alder ie  cni1 ended   that   if  persons  were permit'ed to work and  moivy   with   which   to   build houses  for themselves,  at  'he end  of the depression they would be in a better   position    han   the  man  on  relief ! who  did   no'   work,   who  received  no i j^niber   ?nd   c ^me    through   with   no
 \r
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ho dd e  tax-
umc-d
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 Ruth
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To simplify your Xmas Shopping to include men, women and children you will do well to read the advertisements o{ tiie merchants listed below. They carry a �Tood assortment of suitable gifts at reasonable prices and are supporters of your town. See them first in making ', our purchases.
?     ) AD1ES' AND CHILDREN'S WEAR
HUGHES &  DRAKE   pi.go 8-            MRS. IZOWSKY.  page  7
HEN   BAIRD.   page  3
The East-er Parade" with h and Jackie Adams in creations   of   the   season.
Kp-i Mat:
in  eve
in-  th
Glad!
�op
menibi :s of thi   c uncil, Iju   the (hief concern     was    avoidance    of    ac ion which   would   penalize   anv   on   relief a  dandy    from   ri -inc.   what   he   cculd   to   b.elp ?r,   sing- I himself.    It   wa-3 s ated  the  members t cf the c unc'] had been in agreement : not   to   di   our; j e   a   m   1   on   rolief from picking up the    id   I; y's v- :'.: lo he'p   01:'    v'.'^nt    mit hi   :' �   a   me gre ; :� lief   r 1   ;.' ire       ::c   de luclj ns   had : e' ^r    nl- yv � nc �s   :n ' Fuch ca?e      The '';i   - '  i' "' was how
ros-frrvm
i
1   Mr:->i urn.
show-
A    M.
MEN'S  AND  BO\ST  WEAK
PATTERSON,""page 8                 BEN  BAIRD.
I?.r this policy c uU � and whether unc! , heing i0!:'/:-! of thi i council in err a n � ! of t.re council ex '. men    v it!,  th :  p Ii
d   Iv
m
"�wa. Der.  11�Hon. W   D   Euler; ,     �mer  member, of  the  Mackenzie ij^ng cabinet, and   who  was  retumeri last   general   elections   as   an J^dopit-Llbera 1      for      Waterloo has  made   pnbl'c  li^s  plnn   fo'* lUication of the  C.N.R.  and  C. '" trr.  I    involve--,   the   organ-carri! 'i of a n�lc'ir(M1't- debentures  fron-> the hold-
mon^niPaiiy an(i $200,000,000 in com-
l-�*-iOt   the�tw^nsyrtePirTs ^ given close s'udy.
BOOKS, CARDS, NOVELTY'S
PRINCE   GKORGE   D.LUG                         f1   (                piCC 3.
Go.   "ago  0.                                              PANAMA    NEWS,    page   8.
SPORTING GOODS. TOYS, ETC.
NORTHERN   HARDWARE                   FRASER MVER  TTARD-
r   B�'G-Pl?EST5'page 3.                        K^LAnS-SON,  pngo 8.
CIGARS. CIGARETTES, CANDY
GL7NDY-S    NEWS   STAND                    PI I' ^CE   G^OH-GE    DP. J( \
p:-ge 7.   �                                                     '��'    'n: '   "
T.  A.  GRIFFITH,  page G
TURKEYS,  DUCKS,  CHICKENS
STERLING MARKET, pffie o              NTOTTHWECT   PRODUCE
NUTS, CANDIES, GROCERIES
C. c: R.ETD. page 3.                             ^-- BKIGN. page 3.
6VERWATTEA   LTD,   page  3
R^\DIOS. FURNITURE, CYCLES
NORTHERN  FURNITURE,                   PR.ASER   RWFP,    HARD-
"i  re 5,
WATCHES, JEWELRY, PICTURES
"jOHN.  C.   KELLY,  pages 3-8
WHISKIES, WINES, BEER
^>iw^r*   OLD   RYE,                      U.D.I,  RYES  and  GINS,
,"t                                                  page 4
C XP-HjANO  BEER, page 5
HOME REQUIREMENTS
 LOMBEB YARD               JOHN McINNIS, page 5
BREADS, CAKES, ETC.
NECHAKO BAICERY, page 7
CLEANING AND PRESSING
ROYAL  CLEANERS,  page  7
m
 out
in   aflemo'1!!
�:   c ��� ume a  slio^ us
ne ::i here with Irene Van Dvk.
dnnce was play-lisp1 y of finery � iblishment, First, I Maude Ren wick I Gra-i e Wisenden1 in    �ift 'ViioDn
G. G. M'cGEER, K.C. RECEIVED GREAT VOTE IN VANCOUVER
help u man 0 1
�v. --'/I  be  in  '' re .i11   '�":� �    'p
M.'lCVS.
The ve:: �!  nu Kelli "            id
tile
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to
Vancouver, Doc 12�G. G. McGecr. K.C, was elected mayor of Vancouver :v]:V vi'h a tremendous majority � -�,'.,. '"t ���>�� t, r>. T-^vlor who offered for re-electicn. While Mr. McGeer con erded i}'> v;'-' '"":ie" �"'m'>n spscches 'hat ths city of Vanciuver-j5-def'ni e'.v hcr'ded for bankruptcy. olid5 stuck 'n hi? r-^ntenion. the irc;ue finally narrownd d"^wn to one of law and order, decency and resp"c ability. McGeer promised to srive Vancouver s. clean-up wheii elected and the r-eopie have given him their mandate to go ahead. Tlie vo':e was somethins better than four to one for McGeer. A tabulation of the vote near the close of the count tonight gave McGeer 22,000  to  5,000  for Taylor.
The 1
the  nortli avenue oonvenirn of  the dr
Th"   coi to   the   ci 1W'   of Tl......r>     v
n8,me3 on W.   G
the
~:n   a
twenty
Fras
citv clerk-, was appointed returning off'cer for 'he an-nrbachine municipal elections on motion of Alderman Opie. Fec~nd-xi by Alderman Griffith. Nom'natiorts take place en Monday. January 14th. with
I the balloting on the following Thurs-
i day.